Spain 1883-MS M 5 pesetas (83)

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Aureo sale 261, lot 710

This specimen was lot 710 in Aureo sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €150 (about US$241 with buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1883*1883. Alfonso XII. MSM. 5 pesetas. Buen ejemplar. EBC-. (Alfonso XII, 1874-85, five pesetas of 1883. Nice example, about extremely fine.)"

This design was struck 1882-87 in large fairly numbers and is fairly common in grades up to Very Fine; nice specimens are scarce and expensive.

Recorded mintage: 5,507,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17513, KM 688, Cal. 37, Dav-341.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.

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